Brits die in horrific crash in Australia

Title

Brits die in horrific crash in Australia

Genre

Interview

TX Date

20 Oct 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:02

Description

Several members of a British family have been killed following a head on collision between a bus and a truck on a highway in Australia. The accident happened between Sydney and Brisbane near the New South Wales town of Grafton, and has been described as the worst in Australian history. Senior Sergeant Neville Tarleton, one of the officers who saw the aftermath, describes the scene to Oni Bhattacharya. For Brian Widlake show.

Contributors

Oni Bhattacharya; Neville Tarleton

Keywords

Australia; Deaths; Rescue work; Traffic accidents; Road accidents; Grafton

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